Original Poems Promoting Social Justice

circumstance poems

You think you got problems?You probably do but wouldyou trade with Phillip,a Vietnam vet who still thinksAgent Orange lurks inevery puddle he stepsaround after a heavy rain,who shovels snow,cuts lawns and rakes leavesto make his disabilitycheck go further?

He has a snow shovelbut someone stole his mowerand the grass is growingand customers are waiting.He saved three monthsto buy a used car to replacethe van that died and that cardied yesterday in the street butthe payments are still due.

Some people think Phillipcauses his own problemsbut no one has the answeras to how he can changea life that hasn’t changedmuch since Vietnam.

It took ten yearsto qualify for disability.He’s been doing odd jobsand he’ll keep doing themuntil he can no longer walk.He says a Veterans Homehas promised to take him in.